Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This vacuum has great suction, no question, because of that alone it gets 1 star. Dyson has a ton of Roller Ball competition now and they're not much better than the rest, just a lot more expensive. During my vacuuming I get too irritated by: 1. The short power cord. No outlets in my hallways, this vacuum won't reach down the hall or the staircase from the bedroom thanks to the too short power cord. Not convenient for a two story home. 2. The attachments can't be stored with the vacuum. Rather surprised that at this price point a rack for the hose and all the attachments wasn't included. 3. The carpet attachment is only air driven. The beater bar helps lift surface fuzz, fibers and hair into the hose but its too soft, and raised too high, to move carpet fibers around. 4. It feels cheap. I know this is silly but its an expensive machine and it feels plasticy cheap. A few small changes would have made all the difference, like make the wand extend from the top rather than the floor. 5. I'm over the whole "bagless" vacuum.I hate that dust flies everywhere and I have to stick something up in the canister to hanger-ons out. There's dirt everywhere and the entire vacuum seems gross. I miss opening the machine, grabbing the bag, throwing it out, and having a clean vacuum with a new clean bag. 6. THE WORST: Everytime I go to empty the dirt canister by pressing the red "release" button to free the canister from the vacuum, the bottom opens up and spills the contents all over the floor. I have to get my other vacuum to clean it up. It's a very small plastic "hook" that does a poor job of holding the contents of the dirt in the canister. SO IRRITATING! To the point I'm ready to trash this whole thing and never buy another overpriced Dyson again!!! They make a big deal out of "It's self righting" but maybe it shouldn't tip over so easily in the first place.